Lynch v. Bruner
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Ida District Court. — Hon. Z. A. Church, Judge. This cause, involving less than one hundred dollars, comes to this court upon a certificate of the trial judge. From said certificate it appears: That the action was begun before a justice of the peace. That said justice rendered and entered -upon his docket a judgment in favor of the plaintiff for forty dol1 lars.
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Appeal from Ida District Court. — Hon. Z. A. Church, Judge. This cause, involving less than one hundred dollars, comes to this court upon a certificate of the trial judge. From said certificate it appears: That the action was begun before a justice of the peace. That said justice rendered and entered -upon his docket a judgment in favor of the plaintiff for forty dol1 lars. On the same day, and after the entry of said judgment, and while the plaintiff was still in couft, defendant gave to plaintiff and the justice an oral notice of appeal. The justice made an entry thereof in his docket,…
1Opinion of the CourtKinne, J.
*6712 *670The statute provides that: “No appeal shall be allowed in any case where the amount in controversy does, not exceed twenty-five dollars.” Code, secton 3575 (Acts Eighteenth General Assembly chapter 163). “The appeal must be taken and perfected within twenty days after the. rendition of the judgment.” Code, section 3576. “®he appeal shall in no case be allowed until a bond * * * is taken and filed in the offices of the justice. * * *” Code, section 3580. “Upon the appeal being taken in accordance with the foregoing provisions, all farther proceedings in the cause by him shall be suspended.”…
2Cited by3 opinions
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